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Household of Tom Smith (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Tom Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Smith, born in 1842 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Sarah I Smith, born in 1845 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Ethel D (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Tom's Brother In Law, William J (born 1857 in Northumberland, England), Tom's Boarder, Margaret M A (born 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Tom's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).


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Tom Smith's household

Male

Tom

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah I

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ethel D

Smith

Daughter
Male

William J

Hind

Brother In Law
Female

Margaret M A

Reilly

Boarder
Female

Mary

Laws

Servant
First name(s) Tom
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah I

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ethel D

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

William J

Hind

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Northumberland, England

Margaret M A

Reilly

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Laws

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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